If you're ready to make this your best art year yet, there's one place you need to start—and it’s not your calendar or your social media plan.

It’s your mindset.

Before the strategies, before the scheduling, before the website updates and pricing tweaks—comes belief. Belief in yourself as an artist. Belief that you can do this. Belief that your creative dreams are worth showing up for.

In this blog, I’m sharing the mindset shifts that must come first if you want to build a sustainable, soul-aligned art business. Whether you're aiming to sell more work, finally launch your shop, or simply feel more confident sharing your art—this is where it begins.

You don't need to be fearless. But you do need to back yourself just enough to take the next step.

Ready to go deeper? Watch the full video episode here:
5 Steps to Plan Your Best Art Year Yet

Shift #1: Own Your Identity as an Artist

Stop waiting for external permission to call yourself an artist.

Sales don’t make you an artist. Degrees don’t make you an artist. Creating makes you an artist.

Say it out loud: “I am an artist.” That identity will shape the way you show up, talk about your work, and plan your year.

Shift #2: Let Go of “All or Nothing” Thinking

You don’t need a perfect plan. You don’t need to know all the steps.

You just need to take the next step.

Consistent, imperfect action beats big, unsustainable bursts every time. Give yourself permission to build slowly—and beautifully.

Shift #3: Expect Self-Doubt (And Keep Going Anyway)

Every artist I know—myself included—has wrestled with thoughts like:

• “Am I good enough?”
  
• “Who am I to do this?”
  
• “Will anyone care?”
  
  

These thoughts are normal. The key is to notice them, but not obey them.

Courage isn’t the absence of doubt. It’s moving forward despite it.

Shift #4: Create from Compassion, Not Pressure

You don’t need to punish yourself to be productive. In fact, the best art comes from a place of ease, presence and joy.

Let’s retire the myth of the “struggling artist.” You get to be successful and supported. Ambitious and gentle. Strategic and soulful.

Shift #5: Decide Your Success Is Inevitable

Yes, really.

Because when you decide your success is inevitable, you start to show up like it is. You stay the course. You treat setbacks as learning curves, not proof that you’re failing.

Let that belief carry you through this year.

Final Thoughts

Mindset is the foundation of every successful creative year. It’s what fuels your plans, your confidence, and your ability to keep going—especially when things get messy.

And if you’re feeling like your mindset needs a little love right now? You’re not alone. This is a daily practice, and you don’t have to do it perfectly.

Want to go through all 5 steps in real time? Watch the full video here:
5 Steps to Plan Your Best Art Year Yet

You are an artist. You are capable. And your best art year is waiting for you.